ST. PETERSBURG — Fans attending the Tampa Bay Rays game Friday did not have to wait long for arguably the most exciting player in baseball to do something impressive.
With a runner on first base, the second batter of the game walked onto the field for...

The unfamiliar and unwanted chill in the Florida air will soon subside, and that means one thing -- it's time for spring training baseball in the Sunshine State.
Pitchers and catchers begin reporting for Grapefruit League teams in the second week...

Armando Galarraga is a better man than I am. If some umpire had just cost me a perfect game, I don't think I would have shrugged things off and kept on pitching.Â I probably would have lost it, and got myself kicked out of the game. I find it amazing tha

It would be interesting to hear Hugo Chavezâs thoughts on golf this morning. The strongman Venezuelan president isnât a fan of the sport, stepping up his disdaining rhetoric in recent months by calling golf a “bourgeois” sport and sug

LAKELAND, Fla. Detroit Tigers first baseman Miguel Cabrera is progressing in his running. He recently ran on the AlterG anti-gravity treadmill for 20 minutes, at 65 percent of his body weight. "He said he felt good," manager Brad...

Mike Trout joined the Angels for their first full-squad workout Wednesday with two clear goals for 2015: cut down his strikeouts and increase his stolen bases.
The center fielder was a unanimous choice for American League most valuable player last...

LAKELAND, Fla. It was sunny and clear in central Florida on Wednesday. And it got sunnier for the Detroit Tigers, as the team announced that Miguel Cabrera has been cleared to initiate non-impact baseball activities, which include hitting and...

The Detroit Tigers are optimistic Victor Martinez will be ready for the start of the season after the slugging designated hitter had surgery on his left knee. Dr. James Andrews performed the operation Tuesday in Pensacola, Florida. The Tigers announced...

Victor Martinez will have a second surgery on his left knee. The Tigers announced Thursday that Martinez tore the medial meniscus in his left knee last week during his offseason workout program. He was injured while participating in baseball...

When Victor Martinez hurt his left knee during offseason workouts three years ago, the Detroit Tigers responded by signing Prince Fielder. Now, a huge free agent acquisition like that seems extremely unlikely — but the Tigers are hoping Martinez's...

SAN DIEGO — The Red Sox entered baseball's winter meetings in search of three starting pitchers. It appears they may have reached their goal.Hours after acquiring one starting pitcher in Arizona's Wade Miley, the Boston Red Sox unloaded outfielder...

Less than five months after acquiring Yoenis Cespedes as part of a big deadline deal, the Boston Red Sox traded the slugging outfielder to help bolster their rotation.
The Detroit Tigers were happy to take him.
Boston sent Cespedes to the Tigers on...

The record-breaking contract consummated with Giancarlo Stanton signaled a dramatic shift for the Miami Marlins as they ensured yet another home-grown star would not move on before he became too expensive to keep.
Further indication has come since...

Clayton Kershaw will need to find a little more room to his already crowded trophy case.
Just one day after garnering a third career Cy Young Award in unanimous fashion, the Los Angeles Dodgers ace became the first pitcher in 46 years to be named the...

Slugger Giancarlo Stanton and the Miami Marlins have agreed to a deal for a record $325 million over 13 years, CBSSports.com reported Monday.
According to sources, the 25-year-old Stanton will receive an early opt-out clause in addition to a no-trade...

Are these really the Miami Marlins?
The same Marlins who have gained a reputation as one of the biggest penny pinchers in baseball?
The same Marlins who have alienated fans by trading their best players — does the name Miguel Cabrera ring a bell? — when...

The accolades are piling up for Giancarlo Stanton's superlative 2014 season.
The Miami Marlins' right fielder was awarded his first Silver Slugger award Thursday, on the heels of receiving the Players Choice Award as the National League's Outstanding...